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Covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County was 3,419 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 32nd highest of 93 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs3,419
Change on 2024+1.4%
Rank32nd of 93Counties in Nebraska ranked
Series high3,4192025
Series low2,8362003

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County, 2001 to 2025

2,8003,0003,2003,4003,60020012005200920132017202120252001: 2,967 jobs2002: 2,968 jobs2003: 2,836 jobs2004: 2,937 jobs2005: 3,016 jobs2006: 3,079 jobs2007: 3,369 jobs2008: 3,095 jobs2009: 3,022 jobs2010: 3,110 jobs2011: 3,241 jobs2012: 3,244 jobs2013: 3,270 jobs2014: 3,304 jobs2015: 3,343 jobs2016: 3,343 jobs2017: 3,323 jobs2018: 3,312 jobs2019: 3,286 jobs2020: 3,291 jobs2021: 3,294 jobs2022: 3,310 jobs2023: 3,370 jobs2024: 3,371 jobs2025: 3,419 jobs2,8003,0003,2003,4003,6002001201020252001: 2,967 jobs2002: 2,968 jobs2003: 2,836 jobs2004: 2,937 jobs2005: 3,016 jobs2006: 3,079 jobs2007: 3,369 jobs2008: 3,095 jobs2009: 3,022 jobs2010: 3,110 jobs2011: 3,241 jobs2012: 3,244 jobs2013: 3,270 jobs2014: 3,304 jobs2015: 3,343 jobs2016: 3,343 jobs2017: 3,323 jobs2018: 3,312 jobs2019: 3,286 jobs2020: 3,291 jobs2021: 3,294 jobs2022: 3,310 jobs2023: 3,370 jobs2024: 3,371 jobs2025: 3,419 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodjobs
20253,419
20243,371
20233,370
20223,310
20213,294
20203,291
20193,286
20183,312
20173,323
20163,343
20153,343
20143,304
20133,270
20123,244
20113,241
20103,110
20093,022
20083,095
20073,369
20063,079
20053,016
20042,937
20032,836
20022,968
20012,967

Compared with Nebraska and United States

Place2025
Jefferson County3,419
Nebraska1,021,306
United States155,732,363

Jefferson County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 15,654 jobsAntelope County: 2,198 jobsArthur County: 80 jobsBanner County: 129 jobsBlaine County: 134 jobsBoone County: 2,439 jobsBox Butte County: 3,726 jobsBoyd County: 537 jobsBrown County: 1,402 jobsBuffalo County: 28,130 jobsBurt County: 1,734 jobsButler County: 2,644 jobsCass County: 6,206 jobsCedar County: 2,707 jobsChase County: 1,738 jobsCherry County: 2,263 jobsCheyenne County: 3,963 jobsClay County: 2,036 jobsColfax County: 4,989 jobsCuming County: 3,865 jobsCuster County: 4,544 jobsDakota County: 13,970 jobsDawes County: 3,088 jobsDawson County: 11,738 jobsDeuel County: 558 jobsDixon County: 1,692 jobsDodge County: 18,382 jobsDouglas County: 341,754 jobsDundy County: 650 jobsFillmore County: 2,378 jobsFranklin County: 784 jobsFrontier County: 764 jobsFurnas County: 1,758 jobsGage County: 8,780 jobsGarden County: 487 jobsGarfield County: 780 jobsGosper County: 426 jobsGrant County: 293 jobsGreeley County: 628 jobsHall County: 35,892 jobsHamilton County: 3,974 jobsHarlan County: 869 jobsHayes County: 190 jobsHitchcock County: 656 jobsHolt County: 4,344 jobsHooker County: 262 jobsHoward County: 1,584 jobsJefferson County: 3,419 jobsJohnson County: 1,469 jobsKearney County: 2,060 jobsKeith County: 3,237 jobsKeya Paha County: 140 jobsKimball County: 1,575 jobsKnox County: 2,900 jobsLancaster County: 176,943 jobsLincoln County: 15,243 jobsLogan County: 166 jobsLoup County: 121 jobsMcPherson County: 56 jobsMadison County: 21,946 jobsMerrick County: 2,349 jobsMorrill County: 1,495 jobsNance County: 921 jobsNemaha County: 2,905 jobsNuckolls County: 1,636 jobsOtoe County: 6,278 jobsPawnee County: 683 jobsPerkins County: 1,145 jobsPhelps County: 4,856 jobsPierce County: 1,968 jobsPlatte County: 19,915 jobsPolk County: 1,418 jobsRed Willow County: 4,879 jobsRichardson County: 2,318 jobsRock County: 462 jobsSaline County: 6,630 jobsSarpy County: 83,436 jobsSaunders County: 6,040 jobsScotts Bluff County: 15,915 jobsSeward County: 6,002 jobsSheridan County: 1,743 jobsSherman County: 679 jobsSioux County: 176 jobsStanton County: 1,284 jobsThayer County: 2,208 jobsThomas County: 225 jobsThurston County: 3,331 jobsValley County: 1,768 jobsWashington County: 8,496 jobsWayne County: 4,042 jobsWebster County: 1,066 jobsWheeler County: 303 jobsYork County: 7,682 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Jefferson County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), Jefferson County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Jefferson County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/jefferson-county-nebraska. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), Jefferson County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/jefferson-county-nebraska.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Jefferson County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/jefferson-county-nebraska (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County was 3,419 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 32nd highest of 93 counties in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Jefferson County?

3,419 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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